Happy New Year!
Lets hope that 2009 equals more bigger, faster, stronger fish caught for all of us!
Japanese Tackle Shops
The first tackle shop I hit was Sansui. This is a small chain of stores in Tokyo. They deal in nice high-end tackle for all fishing disciplines. I went to the Shibuya location which was a little strange. They’re essentially 2 locations not far from one another, each with 2 stores. They have a saltwater store, fly fishing store, shore saltwater/main store, and a largemouth bass store. I went to them all and of course made a few purchases including an EverGreen Opus-1 spinning reel. This reel is very hard to get here in the US since there is no EverGreen presence in the States. In Japan they are one of the top, if not the top, bass fishing rod manufacturer. You can check out the unboxing photos in the galleries.
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Name That Fish!
This will probably be the last Name That Fish entry for the year 2008 so let’s make this a good one! This fish has appeared on Fishing Fury at least once before and is quite rare.
Let the guessing begin!
Categories: Contests, Fishing, Saltwater Species
Tags: Name that fish!
Sunday December 28th, 2008 @ 1:02 PM | Jonathon Marshall | 7 Comments
Hand Feeding Pike, Now With Less Glove
You may remember the last video we posted about the dangers of hand feeding pike, well here we go again!
Categories: Entertainment, Fishing, Freshwater Species, Northern Pike, Shore Fishing
Tags: DIY, Freshwater Species, video
Saturday December 27th, 2008 @ 2:28 PM | Clive Mathias | 1 Comment
It Ain’t Easy Being a Fisherman
Who knew recession would hit us fishermen so hard?
This past summer gas prices were over $1.60 a litre here in Eastern Canada. Even though I drive a pretty economical car, those prices kept me fishing close to home. I’m sure many boat owners fished less then usual this year due to the gas prices as well. Now gas prices are under $0.70 a litre, and I should be happy about that I guess, but I’m really just annoyed! Am I the only one that fished less as a result of the high gas prices?
Categories: Culture, Fishing, News
Tags: boat owners, Photography, Rants, summer gas prices
Saturday December 27th, 2008 @ 2:06 PM | Clive Mathias | 4 Comments
50 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year!
Scientists are discovering new interactions in the way things work. Here is a list of 50 new things we didn’t know this time last year, and below are a few of my favorites from the list.
6. Stress causes human brain cells to either shrink or grow, leaving victims of serious stress with dramatic changes to their nervous systems.
Read About It8. Ground-penetrating radar used by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter revealed enormous underground reservoirs of frozen water far from Mars’ polar caps — glaciers up to a half-mile thick buried beneath rock and debris. Researchers said one glacier is three times the size of Los Angeles.
10. The world’s oceans are growing more acidic at an increasing rate, a phenomenon that may lead to major disruptions for corals, lobster, oysters, crabs, mussels and snails, which have difficulty building their calcium crusts in such conditions.
Read About It11. Magnetic resonance imaging scans of blood flow in the human brain indicate that bullies often derive pleasure from watching others in pain.
16. Exposure to light in grocery stores reduces the quality of cauliflower, broccoli, chard, leeks and asparagus.
20. Searching online is better than reading books for increasing the brainpower of middle-aged and older adults.
29. Excessive flip-flop wearing leads to a much higher risk of developing skin cancer on the feet. Only half of patients with foot melanomas survive.
30. An ADHD-related gene may encourage behaviors beneficial for nomads.
35. The fully fleshed-out head of a Tyrannosaurus rex may have weighed more than 1,100 pounds, but much of that volume came from air cavities that likely created painful sinus infections.
36. An expedition 6,500-feet below the Atlantic Ocean caused one explorer to describe the region as “a new continent.” Hundreds of rare and unknown species were discovered in the 1,500-mile-long Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and America.
37. Great white sharks travel long distances every winter to meet in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. During this gathering, they make dives to depths of 300 meters.
40. A newly found species of bacteria can grow at low temperatures, spoiling raw milk even when it’s refrigerated.
44. Mexican scientists discovered a way to make diamonds from the carbon and organic compounds found in tequila.
50. Drinking just three cups of coffee a day can make women’s breasts shrink.
Categories: News
Tags: brainpower, skin cancer, Survival, tyrannosaurus rex, unknown species, way things work
Saturday December 27th, 2008 @ 12:27 PM | Jonathon Marshall | 1 Comment
Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas surrounded by their loved ones.
Categories: Culture, News, Non-Fishing
Tags: christmas, merry christmas
Thursday December 25th, 2008 @ 11:19 AM | Jonathon Marshall | 3 Comments
Are Sharks Afraid Of Cages?
No, no they are not. A cage diver on Mexico’s Baja coast had a close encounter with a 15 foot great white recently. The massive shark made a run at the diving cage and broke the bars, entering it and thrashing about. Luckily for this diver, he lived to tell the tale.
Categories: Entertainment, Mexico, News, Sharks
Tags: Accidents, baja coast, close encounter, Incredible, Mexico, Sharks, Videos
Sunday December 21st, 2008 @ 1:15 PM | Clive Mathias | 4 Comments
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